Military "commission" vs. "tribunal"

[gulliver]

The Bushies have apparently won this one. They weren't able to get the MSM to call "suicide bombers" "homicide bombers." But they have successfully changed "military tribunal" to "military commission." I thought a military commission was something an officer had.

[greekspeak]

1. Ain't euphemism great?

You can call a hospital a regional medical center and it is still a hospital.

You can call a nursing home a skilled nursing facility but it is still a nursing home.

You can call Personnel Human Resources but it is still Personnel

You can call the Housing department "Residence Life" but it is still housing.

You can call a war of aggression "bringing freedom to the world" but it is still a war of aggression.

You can call suicide bombers homicide bombers but they are still suicide bombers.

You can call a military tribunal a commission but it is still a commission.

God I am tired of typing that stuff. WHEW

[HawkerHurricane]

2. A 'Tribunal'...

is a court of law, military style.
A commission is just a group doing a investigation.
A Tribunal enforces the law, a commission just looks and sees what's wrong (in this context).